Search

Detailed search

Artist

Esther Phillips

visual
Real name
Esther Mae Jones
Born
December 23, 1935
Died
August 7, 1984
Country
United States
Comments
Soul and blues singer
Buy
Buy from Amazon

Meta

Added by Bastien

Originals

Covers by Esther Phillips

Title Performer Release date Originally by
November 1976 Ella Fitzgerald - Orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman
December 1962 Eddy Arnold
November 1976 Etta James
November 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan
December 1962 Carl Belew
January 1965 The Beatles
  May 1966 The Rolling Stones REC, Marianne Faithfull REL
  May 1966 Billy Dee Williams PRF, Bobby Scott REC,REL
February 1972 The Originals
December 1962 Gene Autry
November 1973 Joe Cocker
January 1976 Earl Hines and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Billy Eckstein, Etta Jones with Barney Bigard and His Orchestra
November 1976 Janis Ian
1970 Van Morrison
1987 Carole King
January 1976 Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Arthur Hall
November 1976 Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
1976 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopaters, Valaida & Lulle Ellboys orkester
January 1976 Ma Rainey - Acc. by Her Georgia Jazz Band, Chuck Willis - Orch. and Chorus directed by Jesse Stone
July 1967 Irma Thomas
November 1972 Pete Johnson and His Boogie Woogie Boys - Vocal Chorus Joe Turner
January 1976 Jay McShann at the Piano with Singing By Walter Brown
1981 Patsy Cline with The Jordanaires
May 1966 Billie Holiday
1970 Van Morrison
1981 Loleatta Holloway
August 1970 Aretha Franklin
1987 The Hollies
November 1972 Aretha Franklin
March 1964 Johnny Otis Quintette - Vocals by The Robins and Little Esther
November 1976 The Pied Pipers - With Paul Weston and His Orchestra
  May 1966 Nan Wynn PRF, Benny Goodman Quintet - Vocal Chorus by Peggy Mann REC
1986 Otis Redding
December 1966 Little Willie John
1976 Little Willie John
1976 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Marion Mann
  1976 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Allen REC, Morton Downey PRF
February 1972 Allen Toussaint
November 1972 Broadway Quartette
January 1965 Os Cariocas REL, João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes PRF, Stan Getz & João Gilberto featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim
1976 Little Anthony and The Imperials
1986 The Friends of Distinction
March 1964 Faron Young
February 1972 Gil Scott-Heron with Pretty Purdie & The Playboys
April 1953 Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Kansas City Bill & Orch.
  1987 Johnny Moore's Three Blazers REC, The Ellingtonians with Chubby Kemp REL
December 1962 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
January 1966 Frank Sinatra
  December 1962 Hank Cochran REC, Johnny and Jonie Mosby REL
November 1972 Gladys Knight & The Pips
July 1974 Chris Smither
1977 Jan Clayton and John Raitt with Carousel Orchestra under direction of Joseph Littau
August 1970 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Leonard
January 1965 Edith Piaf - Orchestre dir. Robert Chauvigny avec les chœurs R. Saint-Paul, Vera Lynn with Orchestra and Chorus directed by Roland Shaw - Charles Smart at the Organ
March 1963 Merle Travis and The Whippoorwills
  November 1973 Ivie Anderson PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson REL
November 1976 Robie Porter - Arr. & Cond. by Peter Matz
1979 Bill LaBounty
  January 1976 Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra REC,REL, Lilo PRF
August 1970 Big Maybelle - Orch. under the dir. of Danny Mendelsohn
1986 Wilson Pickett
January 1969 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Luther REC, Frances Langford BRD, James Moody and His Swedish Crowns, King Pleasure with Teacho and Band
July 1967 Brenda Lee
January 1976 Leroy Carr
1977 Van Morrison
December 1962 Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar
September 1965 George Jones and The Jones Boys
  January 1976 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REL, Fred MacMurray & Dorothy Lamour BRD
1986 Fritz Kreisler - Piano Accompaniment Carl Lamson, Tommy Edwards
  May 1966 Peter Cookson - Orchestra conducted by Milton Rosenstock REC,REL, Peter Cookson PRF
September 1964 The Orioles
December 1962 Sonny James
1977 Vikki Carr
November 1972 Eddie Floyd
January 1965 Roland Gerbeau – Orchestre, direction Guy Luypaerts, Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
January 1976 Cecil Gant
Just Like a Fish Esther Phillips August 21, 2020 Unverified
December 1962 Stewart Family
January 1966 Mongo Santamaría
November 1972 Bill Withers
November 1972 Johnny Nash
May 1966 Henry King and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Tony Russell
1979 Barbara Acklin with Orchestra directed by Gerald Sims
November 1976 Ronnie Walker
January 1965 Ray Anthony and His Orchestra - Vocal by Tommy Mercer, Marcie Miller and The Ray Anthony Choir
  January 1965 Eddie Cantor REC,REL,PRF
1986 The Shirelles
July 1975 Grover Washington Jr.
May 1964 Henry Lumpkin
January 1965 Joe Venuti and His Orchestra REC,REL, Valaida & Dee Lloyd McKaye PRF, George Duning conducting The Columbia Pictures Orchestra
  1986 Jerry Jeff Walker REL,REC
1979 Natalie Cole
June 1978 David Oliver
  1977 Orchester Georges Boulanger, Joe Loss and His Band (Vocalist: Chick Henderson) REL, Ambrose and His Orchestra REC
June 1978 Odyssey
1986 Martha & The Vandellas
July 1975 Maria Muldaur
July 1975 The O'Jays
1979 Ruby and The Romantics - Arr. & Cond. by Leroy Kirkland
  January 1965 Hadda Brooks Trio REC,REL, Hadda Brooks BRD
  January 1965 Barbra Streisand - Arr. & Cond. by Peter Matz REC,REL, Barbra Streisand PRF
July 1974 Joe Cocker
1979 The Elton John Band
August 1970 Percy Mayfield
1981 Buddy Miles
1976 Nancy Wayne
October 1962 Eddie Miller and His Oklahomans
January 1976 Lil Green
1970 Tammy Wynette
January 1965 Matty Malneck and His Orchestra
October 1966 Russ Morgan and His Orchestra
June 1978 Side Effect
July 1974 Dr. John
listen on Internet Archive   March 1952 Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
May 1969 Don Gibson
February 1972 Allen Toussaint
  May 1966 Judy Holliday, Ensemble PRF, Carmen McRae with Orchestra directed by Jack Pleis REC,REL
June 1978 Side Effect, Ethel Waters with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Harold Arlen REC
May 1966 Johnny Mandel
February 1972 William Bell
January 1965 Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ralph Young
February 1972 Joe Simon
May 1969 Bob Dylan
January 1969 Al Dexter and His Troopers
September 1969 Arlene Harden
July 1975 Glen Campbell
1976 Nat King Cole
November 1972 Bill Withers
1981 Michael Jackson
July 1975 Pedro Via y su orquesta, Jimmie Ague
May 1966 Percy Sledge
December 1962 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
November 1972 Freddie North
November 1973 Sugarcane Harris
September 1964 Bobby Darin
November 1976 The Dells, Jackie Wilson
February 1972 Ray Charles
June 1978 Bobby Lyle
1977 Bessie Smith

Web Covers by Esther Phillips

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
And I Love Him Esther Phillips March 1, 1965 Atlantic
Better Beware Little Esther May 1952 Federal [US2]
Bring My Lovin' Back to Me Little Esther 1952 Federal [US2]
Cherry Wine Little Esther 1953 Federal [US2]
Crazy Love Esther Phillips with The Dixie Flyers 1970 Atlantic
Hello Walls Little Esther March 1964 Atlantic
Hollerin' and Screamin' Little Esther January 1953 Federal [US2]
Hound Dog Little Esther April 1953 Federal [US2]
I Could Have Told You Esther Phillips January 1966 Atlantic
I'm a Bad, Bad Girl Little Esther with Earle Warren Orchestra April 1951 Federal [US2]
I'm Sorry Esther Phillips July 1967 Atlantic
I Really Don't Want to know "Little Esther" Phillips January 1963 Lenox Records
It's Too Soon to Know Little Esther Phillips September 1964 Atlantic
Last Laugh Blues Little Esther and Little Willie November 1952 Federal [US2]
Let Me Know When It's Over Esther Phillips September 1965 Atlantic
Longing in My Heart Little Esther June 1957 Savoy Records
Mo Jo Hannah Little Esther Phillips May 1964 Atlantic
Moonglow & Theme from Picnic Esther Phillips July 1965 Atlantic
Release Me Esther Phillips October 1962 Lenox Records
Saturday Night Daddy Little Esther & Bobby Nunn [US1] September 1952 Federal [US2]
Set Me Free Esther Phillips with The Dixie Flyers 1970 Atlantic
Somebody Else Is Taking My Place Esther Phillips October 1966 Atlantic
Some Things You Never Get Used To (Little) Esther Phillips December 1964 Atlantic
The Deacon Moves In Little Esther with Earle Warren Orchestra February 1951 Federal [US2]
The Storm Little Esther March 1952 Federal [US2]
Tonight, I'll Be Staying Here with You Esther Phillips May 1969 Roulette
Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry Esther Phillips January 1969 Roulette
Too Much of a Man (To Be Tied Down) Esther Phillips September 1969 Roulette
Try Me Esther Phillips December 1966 Atlantic
When a Woman Loves a Man Esther Phillips May 1966 Atlantic
You Never Miss Your Water (Till the Well Runs Dry) "Little Esther" Phillips & "Big Al" Downing March 1963 Lenox Records

Performances also appear on

Report error